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" Offroading is a great way to hone your car control skills, but go solo and there&amp;#039;s a good chance you&amp;#039;ll wind up stuck on the mountain. Here&amp;#039;s what you need to get home in one piece in something like the 2014 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon X we just tested.  1. Tow Strap A good nylon tow strap can get you out of all manner of jams. Whether it&amp;#039;s yanking another stuck rig off the trail or pulling a downed tree out of your way, it&amp;#039;s a must-have tool for hitting the trail. It&amp;#039;s also an integral part of the come along system. You can find a quality strap for around $20. Here&amp;#039;s a solid option for right at $30.  2. Bow Saw Most off road parks do a great job of maintaining their trails, but workers can&amp;#039;t be everywhere all the time. A bow saw is great for dispensing with downed trees or vines in your path. While there are collapsable versions that stow easier than this monster, I prefer a rigid frame. At $20 or less, these things are indispensable. Here&amp;#039;s a Fiskars unit on sale for $10.  3. Gloves You know what ruins a good day on the mountain? Poison ivy. Throw a cheap pair of gloves in the truck for dealing with vegetation. Don&amp;#039;t go home itchy. Any home improvement store will have quality deerskin gloves for $15 or less, but I prefer a pair of nitrile cut resistant Kevlar fiber gloves. They handle abuse like a champ, breathe well, and can be had for around $10, like these.  4. Fully-Stocked First-Aid Kit You never know what can happen out here. Lacerations, burns, sprains, stings. It&amp;#039;s all on the table. Pack a full first-aid kit just in case. Know what&amp;#039;s inside and how to use it all properly. Mine came from Duluth Trading. It&amp;#039;s fully loaded and comes in a weather-tight hard case. That last bit&amp;#039;s handy for bouncing around in the back of a Jeep.  5. Hatchet A good hatchet&amp;#039;s hard to beat. While it&amp;#039;s excellent at dispensing with small limbs and trees in your way, it also serves as a passable hammer. Keep it sharp and know how to use it safely, and it can save your paint from nasty pinstripes from overreaching limbs. Mine&amp;#039;s an Estwing hand-me down. A new one will set you back $45, but sales crop up all the time. Here&amp;#039;s one with a compressed leather handle for $26.  6. Come-Along If you&amp;#039;re planning on tackling rough terrain without a winch, you&amp;#039;ll need a come-along. With careful planning and use, you can pull any stuck vehicle out of nearly any situation with the careful application of a lever and a couple of pulleys. Wrap the tow strap around a solid tree, let out the line and go to town. This is hands-down the most expensive tool on the list. While cheaply made examples can be had for $20, do yourself a favor and shell out for a quality mode. The Maasdam Pow&amp;#039;R Pull is built like a tank, has a two-ton capacity, and will set you back $60 at the most. Find yours here.  7. Paper Map GPS isn&amp;#039;t always an option out here, so make sure you bring along a high-quality, well-marked trail map. Plan your route ahead of time, discuss it with the officials to make certain you won&amp;#039;t run into any trail closures or obstacles, and have fun. Also, play close attention to topography lines. What seems like an easy trek may be a sinister climb. This one cost me $17, plus lamination, at Wind Rock OHV&amp;#039;s general store.  8. Chain Why bring a tow strap and a chain? Chains are almost infinitely adjustable, and having some extra length can mean the difference between reaching that anchor point and being forced to hike off the mountain. Mine&amp;#039;s older than those hills, but you can pick up a new chain with a handy carrying case for $40 or less. Check it.  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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